One-Punch Man season 3 continues its weekly march toward the heart of the Monster Association arc, with episode 7 landing on Sunday, November 23, 2025. Below, you’ll find the exact U.S. and global times now being circulated, where to stream it, and the specific reasons episode 6’s “Motley Heroes” became a flashpoint — including the precise ratings and the quotes animating the backlash.
Release date, time & where to watch
Episode 7 — officially titled “Counterstrike” — is slated for Sunday, November 23, 2025. One schedule circulating among U.S. outlets lists 7:45 a.m. PT / 10:45 a.m. ET and identifies Hulu as the destination for U.S. viewers, while also naming the previous episode as “Motley Heroes.” Another widely shared timetable lists 8:45 a.m. PT / 11:45 a.m. ET, adding that the U.K. hour is 4:45 p.m. GMT with European availability on Crunchyroll. A third grid presents a global table — 11:45 p.m. JST in Japan, 7:45 a.m. PT, 10:45 a.m. ET, and 3:45 p.m. BST — and pairs the TV Tokyo broadcast with a near-simulcast for international streamers.
Conflict note: U.S. streaming specifics differ by outlet. One timetable emphasizes Hulu (and mentions Disney+ bundles) for the United States, while another mentions Crunchyroll in Europe and most international markets but not for the U.S. Given the variance, double-check your platform’s episode tile shortly before airtime on November 23, 2025.
The season is tracking 12 episodes and has been running on a steady Sunday cadence since an episode 0 recap on October 5, followed by weekly drops on October 12, October 19, October 26, November 2, November 9, and November 16 — putting episode 7 on November 23 and continuing weekly through late December.
What episode 7 (“Counterstrike”) covers
Episode 7 arrives as the Monster Association arc shifts from setup to infiltration. The episode title “Counterstrike” coincides with the S-Class push underground and the chessboard splitting across multiple matchups. The prior chapter, “Motley Heroes,” showed Class S heroes hatching a plan while celebrity enforcer Amai Mask complicated the board. “Counterstrike” is the hinge that moves from planning to clashes.
Why episode 6’s “Motley Heroes” rating matters
The sixth episode has become a ratings lightning rod. One report pegs “Motley Heroes” at 2.7/10 on IMDb, calling it “one of the lowest-rated anime episodes of all time.” Another roundup characterizes it even harsher as a “2 out of 10” and cites a viral claim that it is “now the worst rated anime episode in IMDB history.” A separate roundup cites a 2.6 and observes that it undercut a prior “2.9-star” low watermark, describing it as the series’ “worst-rated episode ever.”
Amid review-bombing allegations, there are also precise complaints. One summary quotes a viewer who had “hard time not falling asleep,” frustrated by a “glacial” push through Monster Association material, and another who asked for the entire season to be “remade.” A separate piece surfaces a fan’s blunt verdict that episode 6 is the “worst-rated anime episode” and name-checks Bandai and J.C. Staff. Still another collects reactions such as “Yo, that’s wild, One Punch Man slipping that low? Season 2 still slaps tho, bet they’ll bounce back.” and “They should just stop now and do a remake… change the studio.”
Specific animation gaffes are documented too, including a back-angle shot of Atomic Samurai speaking to Puri-Puri Prisoner where “the top of his hair is completely cut off.” The broader blame often lands on J.C. Staff, which has handled seasons 2 and 3 after Madhouse’s celebrated season 1. But there is industry-side pushback: veteran animator Vincent Chansard cautioned on a livestream that production friction can sit above the animators, stating, “Sometimes, it’s not about the animation studio; sometimes it’s about the production committee.”
How the episode 6 backlash might shape episode 7
Ratings at 2.7, 2.6, or “2 out of 10” do not automatically define reception going forward, but they do shape expectations. The pivot from “Motley Heroes” to “Counterstrike” is exactly where season 3’s promise — tight choreography inside a confined subterranean maze — will either steady viewer sentiment or compound it. The names surfacing in the discourse — Atomic Samurai, Child Emperor, Amai Mask, Puri-Puri Prisoner, Saitama, and Garou — point to sequences that depend on timing and clarity. If those arrive intact on November 23, the weekly rhythm could win back skeptics; if not, the “remade” chorus may only grow louder.
Bottom line
“One-Punch Man season 3” episode 7 arrives November 23, 2025 as “Counterstrike,” with U.S. schedules circulating as either 7:45 a.m. PT / 10:45 a.m. ET or 8:45 a.m. PT / 11:45 a.m. ET and U.K. timing listed as 4:45 p.m. GMT. Hulu is repeatedly named for the U.S., with Crunchyroll prevalent in Europe and other regions, while TV Tokyo leads in Japan. After “Motley Heroes” drew a 2.7–2.6–“2 out of 10” cluster of scores and quotes like “remade,” “hard time not falling asleep,” and “worst rated anime episode,” the stage is set for “Counterstrike” to show whether the action can hit as hard as Saitama — or whether the season’s criticism will keep landing punches of its own.
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